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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

To summarise ECT 1 I came home and napped on the sofa for a good hour today. It’s been a fantastic year but WOW am I ready for this break! 😴 #summer #education

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Today I graduated from the @york.ac.uk 🎉 It has been such a lovely year and I am so excited for my next steps as an ECT! #PGCE #ECT #Graduation #Teacher #Education

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Today I started my professional enrichment at Holly Grove SEND school in Burnley to understand more about SEND and what I could possibly introduce into my future classroom. What an incredible experience so far! I was absolutely flawed by the dedication and care of the staff. #SEND #education

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

A lovely stop off in Knaresborough today as I made my way back over the Pennines to spend two days in a primary school and three days in a SEND school. (Plus a delicious lunch) #knaresborough #education

Knaresborough castle- built in 1100 by a Norman Baron.
Largely destroyed in 1648 as part of an order from parliament to dismantle Royalist castles.

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Today @york.ac.uk we had a fantastic seminar by @uclholocaust.bsky.social I took away some wonderful ideas for resources and lots of extra knowledge to take into the classroom come September! Particularly fascinating was the story about Chaim Rumkowski

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

And that’s a wrap on placement as a trainee history teacher! I’ve been so incredibly lucky with two fantastic schools and departments. Next step: Move back to Lancashire and begin my journey as an ECT 👩‍🏫

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Absolutely fascinating! All the presentations were wonderful and it was great to meet everyone 😁

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Happy #caturday 🐱 In 7500BC a human was buried in Cyprus. Buried in a grave next to them was an 8 month old kitten. Cats aren’t native to Cyprus, telling us that cats were being domesticated as people settled in the Fertile Crescent! I have no images so here is my cat! #history

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy Caturday! 🐱 In 1979 Smudge was employed by the People’s Palace museum as ‘Chief Rodent Operative ‘ 🐭 Smudge even held a General, Municipal, and Boilermakers’ (GMB) union membership! She was also named Glasgow’s ‘Kitty of Culture’ in 1990 #history #cat

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Clitheroe castle- a motte and bailey castle founded by Roger de Poitou in the 11th century. If you’re ever in the Ribble Valley I highly recommend visiting the castle museum! (There’s also some great bakeries nearby) 😋

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

And that’s a wrap on placement 1! 🎉 Ryedale has been a wonderful school to start my placement, thank you to all the incredibly supportive staff! Special thanks to @petejackson.bsky.social and @jacquiramsden.bsky.social for all their incredible support and knowledge See you at the SHP conference!

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Whilst raiding my grandparents home, we discovered Maud Couper- my great, great aunt! Supposedly Maud was one of the first voices of the speaking clock. I’m not sure how true that is but if anyone has any relevant information or could point me in a direction for research, that would be great! 😄

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We had a fantastic talk by @historyrichk.bsky.social today at the UOY! I asked about the possibility of oral exams in history to aid with accessibility. As a trainee I’m still getting to grips with assessments so it would be great to hear people’s opinions on making exams more accessible! 😄

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Roman history was absolutely destroyed for me during my time at school (It’s all we did for about 4 years). I’ve definitely fallen back in love with it as an adult ❤️ This is pretty interesting so I thought I’d share! ⬇️ Beginnings of Roman London in office basement www.bbc.com/news/article...

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London’s first Roman basilica found under office basement

The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’? What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported? I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.

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Rich Kerridge @historyrichk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Same shit, different century. This from a 17thC Spanish physician showing his fears about a migrant take over. Extract from Becky Taylor's 'Another Dawn, Another Darkness'.

Comment from 17th century Spanish physician explaining his fears about how Spain will become overrun by beggars, by which he means gypsies.

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It’s been a very busy weekend so I missed caturday, whoops! Happy… catunday?? Anyway, did you know cats were a sacred animal to the Vikings? The goddess Freyja, according to mythology, would bless those who were kind to them 🐱🌸 #cats #history #Vikings

Painting of Freyja on her chariot pulled by cats by German artist Carl Emil Doepler, 1905.

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fredesque @fredtaming.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

me: what kind of animal is that tour guide: alaskan otter me: ok, let me know what he says

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Has your eel been out of the water for too long? Is it DEAD? It's ok. We can fix that. Albertus Magnus (d. 1280) wrote that, to solve this, you put the eel in a mix of strong vinegar & vulture blood & then cover that with a pile of dung. And your eel will spring back to life! 🗃️🧪

Meme. Painting of Albertus Magnus. He is sitting at a desk, resting his left elbow on a book. His right hand is resting on the other page, and he's making a fist with his right hand. He is wearing a brown cloak and a glorious bishops' miter. Behind him is a red tapestry on the wall, and a shelf. His face is lined with cares or age, or possibly hard living. He's great, and he knows it.

His eyes are penetrating, and he looks skeptical. Imagine that he is testing you on the contents of the book, and you are having to rely on what you remember from a 2:00 am cramming session. His hand likely began extended, but he's been closing it in a fist for the last 4 minutes while you fumble your answers. You're going to fail. You know it. And so does Albertus. It's now just a question of how deep the hole will be.

This is like a pre-comps nightmare, come to life. Why did you even put him on your committee?

Meme text reads:
"What? You don't
have vulture blood?"

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

#Caturday once again 🐱 Cats were first brought to Britain by the Romans and it seems we’ve loved them ever since! Stuart London especially seemed to have a fondness for the felines. These novelty cat jugs were very popular, commonly used for milk or cream 🥛

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Really looking forward to this conference! Fantastic opportunity to all my fellow trainee/beginner teachers 😊 #traineeteacher #ITT #Beginnerteacher

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Happy #Caturday 🐈 This week I taught about witchcraft in Elizabethan England. Cats were often thought to be witches familiars. Helping them in the dark arts or spying on the local villagers. This put many cats in danger during the height of the witch trials! 🪄

"The Wonderful Discoverie of the Witches of Margaret and Phillip Flower," 1619.

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

#Caturday history 🐱 Unsinkable Sam is one of my favourite stories! Actually known as Oscar, ‘unsinkable Sam’ was a ships cat who served on German and British ships. He survived 3 sinkings ⚓️ After being transferred from Gibraltar, he lived the rest of his life in Belfast.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Just 3 more days to get your Early Bird Ticket for @1972shp.bsky.social's Developing Teachers' Conference! Here's a taster of what's in store from @petejackson.bsky.social youtu.be/-Z07yddTxFo?..., you won't want to miss it! Get yer tickets here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

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SHP Developing Teachers' Conference - 1st Feb 2025 - Effective Historical Writing Preview

YouTube video by Pete Jackson

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sometimes I look at my mums cat and I start to understand artists throughout history who created questionable looking cats 🐱 Leopard mosaic in San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna, circa 1213.

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It’s #caturday 🐱 Some of my favourite history is the pro and anti suffragette cat imagery or what some have described as cat ‘memes’! This is a personal favourite portraying an injured cat (suffragette) who isn’t willing to give up the fight 💪

Post card of a cat by William Henry Ellam
Text- ‘I’ll never be a fool again’

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Jenny Hall @jenhistorycw11.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Students: "it is a primary source written at the time, so it is reliable" 😳😳😳 #historyteacher

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Recently I’ve been trying to explore this side of the country having moved over from Lancashire 🌹 Tynemouth Priory and Castle has definitely been a favourite! Although, the Mr Whippy afterwards might have swayed me a little 🍦

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Yesterday marked the first day of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The UNGEI has some great resources online. This was a read I found particularly interesting- www.ungei.org/publication/...

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Lydia Wigley @lydiawigley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hello blue sky! 🩵 At the start of this year I submitted my dissertation that focussed on equids and the men who cared for them in WW1. In my research I discovered these photos, a pay book, and lots of spiders stuffed away in my Grandmas cupboard. The two images were taken in Boulogne, 1917.

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